From Freelancer to Firm
From Freelancer to Firm
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- CheDouglas0
1. get a space agreed
2. bookkeeper to manage all finances + invoicing and debt collecting
3. contract graduates from universites/colleges
4. when you find a good graduate who you can trust and works well with your clients (ask clients for feedback), put them on full-time (obviously ask bookeeper and accountant if you can afford this first)
5. project management software
6. when you can afford it an account manager (this is my next stage)
7. interview people whenever you get the chance, you never know when a relevant job might pop up and you can bring people in...
8. never undersell yourself
9. always be in 9-5pm – or at least have someone in to answer calls etc.. when you can't be there.- I notice that you have acct manager further down the line. Did you have someone getting new work on your team or did you do this yourself?scrap_paper
- you work on this yourself?scrap_paper
- luckily i've never had to go out and "find new work" i've built a strong network and found new work comes from these relationships + doing good work on time etc. etc. an account manager would be more to make sure all jobs are under control and on budgetCheDouglas